Balkan Yam vs Mayor s Mouse

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Dioscoreales (Bộ Củ nâu)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Mayor s Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Yam

The Balkan Yam (Dioscorea balcanica) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.